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of the Interior Department, Washington, who is
engaged in compiling statistics for the counties of
Maryland, was in Towsontown on Monday and
commenced search of the records in the County
Clerks Office relating to marriages and divorces.
His inquiries cover period of twenty years, from
1857 to 1887, and include statement of the num-
Der of licenses issued, number of marriages certi-
fed, number of divorces, character of divorces
whether absolute or partial, where the parties d.
vOrced were married, cause of divorce, &c.
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Privileges at the County Fair.-John w.
Bowen Bro, of Pikesvie, who had the stand
last year, have secured the privilege again this
season for the sale of ice-cream, confectionery,
soft drinks &C., at Timonium. T. ]. Wentworth,
manager of the Every Saturday newspaper, was
the successful bidder for the track programmes.
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iSaters' Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sun
day by the pastor, Rev. w. j. Nicoll, at Saters'
Baptist Church, at II m, and at Pikesville Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
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Tournament on the Manor.-Mr. S. T.
Moore, of My Lady's Manor, 10th district, has ar
ranged for grand tournament to be held on the
farm of Mr.. Jacob M. Pearce, near Shades old tav-
ern, Tuesday, August 3Oth. This promises to be
an event of much interest and pleasure and nc
doubt very large crowd will be attracted. For
full particulars see advertisement in THE UNION to-
day.
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Trinity p. e. Church, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sunday at IL a. m. and p. M; Wednesday at
D. m. /; Friday Bible Reading, at p. m. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 40 p. m.
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Dalangs Talley NJ E. Church.-Preaching to-
morrow Sunday afternoon. at o'clock, by the
pastor, Rev. Page Milburn. Public cordially in
vited.
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Another Man to Swing From 1.-THE
galows which belongs to the Baltimore county
Jail, and upon which several men have already
been executed, was loaned to the Baltimore city
authorities and was taken in on Tuesday to be
used in the execution of John Thomas Ross, the
colored "burker," who is to be hanged on Friday
of next week. Mr.. G. Louis Cross who is familiar
with the mechanical construction of this instru-
ment of death. went in on Wednesday to put it up
in the yard of the city Jail. If Ross meets his
death on this gallows he will be the eighth man
to swing from it.
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Implements and Machinery.-The display
in this department at our county fair will proba-
bly, be very extensive, number of houses having
already signiied their intention of exhibiting.
Tho piowiSg matches will also present more in
terest than those of last year, it is said.
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A Great Record.-Mr. T. T. Griffith, Jr, a
well-known farmer near Phoenix, has Jersey
heifer, three years old, that made rs pounds OF
butter in thirty-ive days. She was not forced,
but was fed on ordinary feed with the other cows.
That is a record that is hard to beat.
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The Prohibitionists-Still Working on
the Ticket.-The committee of Baltimore coun-
ty Prohibitionsts, with the candidates already
nominated, held q meeting at the office of Mr..
William Daniel, in Baltimore, on Tuesday last,
for the purpose of completing their ticket.
Mr.. Henry Shirk, Jr., who was heretofore nomi-
mated for the House of Delegates, was placed on
the ticket for States Attorney, and Mr.. John e.
Allender of the 11th district, put in his place
ON the legislative ticket.
campaign committee, composed of one from
each district and two at large, was appointed,
with power to arrange meetings for all the dis
tricts and it was the general desire that the cam
paign should be opened early. 1t is the intention
of those having charge, of the campaign to make
thorough canvass OF the county and they will
hold thirty Live mass meetings.
The finance committee reported that the sum
of 5000 had already been subscribed for campaign
purposes.
candidate for the State Senate has not yet
been chosen, but the campaign committee was au-
thorized to make selection for that place on the
| ticket. It is likely that no nomination will be
made for the Office of county surveyor.
PROPERTY Sales.-Messrs. Matthews Kirk
land, auctioneers, sold ON the premises ON Mon
day, for Richard Bernard, attorney named in
mortgage from Harrison C. Cadwallader to the
Layola Perpetual Building Association of Bati-
more city, lot of ground on the west side of
Quaker road, Wavery, improved by two-frame
houses, one a corner store and dwelling, lot sub
ject to ground rent of $4,000 per annum, to +.
NJ. Fack, for S1,135.
Messrs. Taylor & Dreamer, auctioneers, sold on
the premises on Tuesday, for Charles e. Wilcox,
trustee, nine three-story brick dwellings on the
| west side of Oak street, Baltimore county, each
lot 1Sx135 feet, and subject to ground rent OF
$153 each to Hugh Ssson, the first for 81, $780, the
next five for $4,000 each, the seventh for $4,000,
the eighth for $1,000 and the ninth for $4,000.
| Messrs. VIM. Seemul"- Co., auctioneers, sold
on the premises on Tuesday, for Henry W. Fox,
attorney named in mortgage from Chas. 7. Belt
and wife to the Waverly Building Association, a
lot of ground on Oak avenue, Hampden, improved
by good two-story dwelling, to Henry Baker, fol
$3.50. The lot has a front of 30 feet and depth
| of 20 feet.
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Recommending Candidates.

Recomm ending Candidates.--A special
meeting of the Republican Association of Balti-
more county was held in the Belt on Wednesday
night for the purpose of hearing the report of the
committee appointed at previous meeting to
recommend candidates whose names are to be
brought before the county Republican convention
next week. The Association endorsed the follow
ing For Register of Wills, Richard H. Woollen :;
for County Commissioner, Isaac M. Cate; for
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Circuit Court.-In the county Circuit Court
on Tuesday Judge Fowler passed decree in the
case of Mary Butler and others against Elizabeth
r. and G.. T. Cockey, that the defendants pay to
plaintiffs $2,4SS.65, with interest, on or before
September 1st or in default thereof that the prop
erty mentioned in the proceedings be sold.
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TWeIffh District.

AT MICHAEL ADAMS'S, CANTON,
On Tuesday, September 9th, 1887.
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AT MRS. JAMES NJ. SMITHS, PUTTY HILL,
On Thursday, September Sth, 1887.
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Rayville, 9Th Distribution Sunday, the 18th
inst, valuable horse was fatally injured and the
lives of several persons endangered by the break
ing down of bridge near Shaver's paper mill, in
the 9th district, and we notice that two of the
bridges on the road leading from Parkton to Ray
Vile in n dangerous condition. One is over
the Little Falls, Immediately east of the N. c..
r. R., and the other is about half mile west of
the railroad. The former has been considered
unsafe during the past three years. am in
formed that the attention of the authorities has
been directed to it, but they still suffer it to re-
main in this unsafe condition The latter has a
hole in the floor about inches wide and 6 or Z
feet long, which can be repaired in short time
at trifing expense, while if it is neglected it
may cost the taxpayers the price of two or three
such bridges!
The old diapidated school house at Rayville
still stands-a fitting monument of the new system
of economy practiced by some of the members of
the present Board of School Commissioners, and
of their utter disregard of the wishes of the tax
payers and patrons of the school, we'll as of the
Act of Assembly passed at the session of 1856
and the 80, 900 brick which were hauled last fall
remain piled up on the ground exposed to the dis
migrating action of the elements.
Some of our Democratic friends in this section
are dissatisfied with the ticket nominated for them
at the late convention and favor an Independent
or "mugwump" ticket.
Democracy, promises that after the general cleo
ton is over he will expose of the "ways that
were dark and tricks that were mean" which were
practiced upon him during the late struggle for
places upon the ticket. The DR.. never does any
thing by halves and some interesting reading may
be expected.
If the Republicans of Baltimore county desire
to strengthen their party and command the res
pect of their political opponents they will select
candidates for the different offices VINO are willing
to serve and who are known to be men of intelli-
gence and integrity.
Our farmers are pretty well through threshing.
Rye and oats fair crops, but wheat was
failure, the yield of that which was harvested
running from to IL bushels per acre, and that of
very inferior quality. Some fields were not cut at
all. Corn and potatoes promise to be good crops,
the season being favorable to both.
There is no fruit of any kind in this section ex-
cepting grapes and blackberrics.
Spicer Post, G. A. R., proposes to have pic
mic and campfire at Middletown on Saturday, the
10th of September
There is some talk of building a Methodist
Protestant Church at Parkton.
There will be grand excursion from Parkton
to Gettysburg on Thursday, 25th inst. Train
leaves Partition at 6 o'clock q. m. and leaves Get
tysburg on return trip at 6. p. m. Fair for the
round trip $l.3O. OBSERVER.
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Thirteenth District.

AT AUGUST GLEUE'S, CANTON,
On Saturday, September 10th, 1887.
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Music at the Fair.-The bid of the Middle
town band was accepted to furnish the music for
the fair this year. It did the same at the last
fair with credit to its members and pleasure to its
friends and the public.
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Cutting Affray.-On Monday last number
of men congregated at Cross Keys tavern, on the
Falls road above Woodbury., and after indulging
pretty freely in liquor, Clay Morrison and William
Conkin, who were friends and boarded together
in Woodbury., got into an alteration, when Nor
rison drew knife and stabbed Conklin in the
lower abdomen, inAicting an ugly wound. Conk-
lin walked to his home, where he was attended by
DR.. G. H. Mitchell, who pronounced the wound
dangerous one. Justice DAILY held Morrison to
bail in $500 for his appearance at court.
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Eutaac II. p Church. Hartford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. ]. M. Gill, al
III a. m. All invited.
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Thirteenth District.
JOSEPH HELLMAN'S, ST. DENNIS,
On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9th and
7th 1887.
AT THE RESIDENCE OF DR.. T. B. HALL,
WASHINGTON ROAD,
On Thursday and Friday, September Sth
and 9th, 1887.
AT GEORGE FRANZ, ANNAPOLIS ROAD,
On Saturday, September 10th, 1887.
H. S. MCDONALD,
Register LIST District.
ALFRED H. SLADE,
Register I'd District.
GEORGE H. ELDER,
Register Sd District.
WILLIAM L SHRIVER,
Register 4th District.
D. FRANK resi-,
Register 5th District
JESSE N. DALEY,
Register 9th District.
CHARLES L. ALMONY,
Register 18th District.
ZEPHANIAH POTEET,
Register Sth District.
CHARLES II. MANN,
Register 9th District.
CHRISTOPHER c. HALL,
Register 10th District.
EDWIN A. G0RSUCH,
Register 18th District.
THOMAS B. TODD,
Register 18th District.
THOMAS B. HALL,
ug.13-5t1 Register 18th District.
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On Wednesday and Thursday, September 7th and
Sth, 1887.
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AT DRESSELL'S, GARpENVILLE,
On Friday, September 10th, 1887.
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The "Boss" Pair of Shoes.-The Baltimore
Evening Ne,cs says: "James M. Shipley, shoe
maker at Pikesvlle, has just made a pair of shoes
of huge dimensions for colored man employed
by Aaron Weber, near McDonogh Institute. The
measurement was as follows: Length, Ii inches /;
ball, 1O1 .nches instep, Hi heel, 154, and ankle
lO4 inches. Length of the sole was IA inches,
width 81 inches; measurement around the heel
1O4 inches. The shoes required two-and-a-half
pounds Of upper leather, an ounce of pegs, a
pound Of nails, and weighed five pounds six
ounces. If the wearer were a politician wouldn't
he make an awful kicker ?"
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An Old Soldier Killed.-On Tuesday last
Capt. Francis A. Scott stopped at Detrick's sa-
loon, at Carroll, the Frederick road, and stated
that he was on his way to Washington to secure a
pension. He left in the evening on foot, walking
on the track of the BALTIC. & Potomac Railroad
Nothing more was seen of him until Wednesday
morning, when his dead body was found beside
struck by an engine and killed. Justice Pilert
held an inquest and the jury rendered a verdict of
accidental death. The Justice personally paid
for coffin and had the body decently inferred in
the soldiers lot in Loudon Park Cemetery. Capt.
Scott, as the discharges in his pockets showed,
had been a member of the 55th Illinois Infantry
during the late war, and he also wore Grand
had
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Premiums for Juveniles.--The offers to
boys and girls at the coming county fair ought
not to be overlooked. These include prizes for
vegetables and flowers grown by themselves, as
advertised early last spring in THE UNION would
be given liberal awards for butter, $40 being Of
fered for the best and S12 for the second numer-
Gus others for bread, cakes, ees, &C., and needle
work and embroidery. In addition to these are
the prizes for the public school scholars for pen
manship, free. hand and map drawing. The horse
manship awards are also expanded this year to
include girls under fourteen years, who are to be
given two prizes for skill and grace in riding.
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Miscellaneous.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
Baltimore County for the Year
1887.
SEPTEMBER SITTING.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to
law, by the undersigned Officers of Registration
for the different Election Districts of Baltimore
county, that they will hold the SEPTEMBER
SITTING FOR THE YEAR 1887, for the puf-
pose of ascertaining and registering all persons
qualified to vote in their respective Districts at
the following places and times, from s O'CLOCK
A. M, TO O'CLOCK P. M, each day as fol-
lows:
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EPSON NJ. P. Church, 70acsontown. Preaching
on Sunday by the pastor, Rev. ]. L. Elderdice,
at 1875 a. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday and
Tuesday nights. at o'clock.
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Hartford County Republicans.-The R

HarfOrd county RepubliCanS.-The Re
publicans of Hartford held their county convention
on Wednesday and nominated full local ticket,
as follows: States Attorney, j. Edwin Webster
House of Delegates, George W. Melhorn, Millard
F. Minnick, j. Calvin Robinson, David Harry
Judges of the Orphans Court, John W. Carroll
Thomas A. Amos, William A. Cook Sheriff, J
Thomas Haskins; County Commissioners, j. 0.
Wetherill, Christian H. Walker, Chas. Whitaker,
Joshua McComas, R. M. Gilmor County Survey
or B, Frank Lowe.
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A Family Come to Grief.-About o'clock
ON Friday family of ten pcople-two men, two
women aud six children-drove into Towsontown
in one-horse wagon. They had been travelling
through the country selling writing paper and
city. The horse was terribly dilapidated ami
NAL and was scarcely able to move, yet the whole
crowd rode in the wagon. A deputy sheriff spied
the team and at once compelled them to unhitch
the horse, which appeared to be suffering very
much, and they were unable to proceed. They
promised to send to Baltimore for another horse
to take them home. One of the men, who appear
ed to be fifty years of age, was a helpless cripple
from paralysis. The officer did humane act
protecting the wrecthed beast, which could hard
ly walk, much less draw such q load.
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Tenth District.

AT SHADES OLD TAVERN,
On Tuesday and Wednesday September, 9th and
9TH, 1887.
AT ER'S, SUNNYBROOK P. o.,
ON THE JARRETTSVILLE TURNPIKE,
On Thursday and Friday, September Sth and 9th,
1887.
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- Why Do They Do It?-"Have you ever no
ticed," said locomotive engineer, sat a railroad
crossing how people will rush across the tracks
just ahead of the engine, and then stand on the
other side and watch the train 60 by. It's
mighty curious thing; everybody does it though,
men, women and children. Sometimes whole
family will tear madly across the track as though
their existence depended upon getting over ahead
of the train and then all turn round and stare at
the train as it shoots past. Now, it's the easiest
thing to get your foot caught between the ties or
loose boards on crossing, and the majority OF
people killed by the cars are run over while at
tempting to cross the track ahead OF the train.
1 can't begin to understand why people with any
sense at all will continue to do this, but they do
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AT Mrs. WALTERS, STEMMER's RUN,
On Wednesday, September 18th, 1887.
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0 y
1890

ACRES FINE LIMESTONE LANDS, TEN
MILES NORTH OF BALTIMORE, ARE
OFFERED.
FARMS FOR RENT OR SALE.
ALSO
LARGE DEPOSITS OF IRON ORES AND
TIMBER LANDS.
Mg-POSTALS NOT ANSWERED.
JOHN CARROLL,
July lofty Owings' Mills, Md.
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Moving for Better Roads.-The farmers of
Hartford county are just now manifesting consid-
cradle interest in their public roads and are trying
to formulate plans whereby the system may be
improved. At late meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club the subject was intelligently dis
cussed and the deliberations took practical form
by the appointment of a committee to prepare a
plan acceptable not only to the taxpayers, but
also to the County Commissioners, in whose hands
is vested full authority and power to make any
changes of system they may desire to secure better
roads. One of the plans suggested was the ap-
pointment of a competent road engineer to have
general supervision, under the County Commits
soners, of repairs to the public roads. This duty,
it was suggested could be entrusted to the county
surveyor, and if the salary offered were sufficient
a suitable man could be found for the place. The
roads could be mended by the most competent
persons living along them, the service to be COM
pulsory and under the direction of sub-supervisors
answerable to the county surveyor or road engi-
neer. The latter, it was also suggested, should
have under him gang of trained road members,
with stone crushers and road machines, for use in
emergencies or for special duty where no suitable
persons can be found to repair certain roads.
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He Shot a Colored Man:-About ten days
ago Noah Wisner, of the 5th district, while riding
on a county road near his home, met colored
man named Smith. They had some words, grow
ing out of previous trouble, when it is alleged
that Smith pulled Wisner from his horse and gave
him severe beating. Wisner then went to his
house, followed by Smith, and getting his gun, dis
charged it at him, inficting severe wound in the
back and head Wisner then procured a warrant
for the arrest of the colored man, whose injuries
were of SO severe nature that he could not be re-
moved from his home.
The Hanover (Pa.) Spectator of 18th inst, re-
ferring to the above ARRAY, says: "Mr. Anthony
Meyers, coach builder, of this place, who visited
Baltimore county, Md, on Saturday last on a
business trip, was informed while there that VIM.
Batty, former well known colored resident OF
Hanover, who left here some weeks ago rather
suddenly, had been shot and badly wounded on
Thursday evening by white man, in the 9TH dis
trct of that county, whom he had attempted to as
sault on the public highway, in company with an
other colored man. The particulars Mr.. Meyers
heard of the affair were to the effect that the white
man was riding along lonely stretch of road,
some miles east of Hampstead, when Batty and
his companion advanced upon him from strip Of
woods near by and attempted to drag him from
the horse, whether to commit an assault upon him
or perpetrate o highway robbery, is not known
The man, who was armed, resisted, and fired al
Batty, who had hold of his stirrup, wounding him
in the back and arm. Later intelligence on Mon
day confirmed the report of the shooting of Batty
and represented him to be fatally wounded"
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AT DoRsEY's le-MILE HOUSE ON THE JAR
Eleventh District.

On Saturday, September 10th, 1887.
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EARM AND STORE STAND
II FOR SALE OR RENT.

A FARM OF FORTY ACRES, highly "a.
FsstVn improved, together with STORE AND - 49,
W@ POSTOFFICE, now doing tirst-class IL
business. This valuable property is situated in
Hartford county, Nd. For further particulars
Address, an. NJ"
Care Longnecker Bros, Towsontown, Md.
July 16.-2m.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Religious Notices.

ToapsontoaCn II. e. Church.-Preaching to-mor-
row Sunday, at IL a. M, and at p: M, by the
pastor, Rev. Page Milburn. Sabbath school at
$50 a. m. and 2.3O p. m.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday, at p. M
Glass meetings on Thursday, at p. M, and Fri
day. at D. m. Bible class on Thursday, at s p.
m Public cordially invited.
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First niefrinf

AT ADAM DIETRICH'S, CARROLLT0N,
On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9th and
9TH, 1887.
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His Girl Treated him Badly.-The Balti-
more Herald says: GA young man named James
II. Yingling came running to Officer Tinsley at
Emory Grove camp meeting late Sunday evening,
wiping the tears from his eyes, and asked the
policeman to arrest young girl from Woodbury.
named George A Brown, who, he said, had taken
the breastpin from his neckte and given it to an
other young man. Yingling said he had brought
Miss George to camp and had paid all expenses,
but she had treated him badly and deserted him
for another, and he wanted her arrested. Officer
Tinsley consoled the young man and informed
him that he could do nothing in the case without
q warrant"
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AT WILLIAM McCAULEY'S COOPER SHOP,
ELLICOTT CITY,
baltimore COUNTY SIDE,)
On Friday and Saturday, September 9th and 10th,
1897
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AT ENGINE HOUSE, THIRD AVENUE,
NEAR ROLAND, HAMPDEN,
On Wednesday, September 7th, 1887.
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AT CATONsvILLE HOTEL, CATONsvILLE
On Thursday, September 9Th, 1887.